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Bay 202 - The Tree of Jesse and the Infancy of Christ
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(All images © Dr Stuart Whatling)
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![]() ![]() Index to panels:
'Donor' panels:A1 - Kneeling donor, Matthew B1 - Signature panels (Drapers) C1 - The donor's wife, Denise The Infancy of Christ: A2 - Annunciation to Mary C2 - Visitation A3 - Annunciation to the Shepherds C3 - Nativity A4 - The Three Magi visiting Herod C4 - The Three Magi continuing their journey A5 - Adoration of the Magi C5 - The Presentation A6 - Massacre of the Innocents C6 - The Flight into Egypt The Tree of Jesse: B2 - Jesse dreaming B3 - Undistinguished royal ancestor of Christ 1 B4 - Undistinguished royal ancestor of Christ 2 B5 - The Virgin B6 - Christ Upper section - Abraham and Isaac: F - Abraham and Isaac carrying the materials for the sacrifice D - An angel shows Abraham the ram to sacrifice in Isaac's place E - Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son |
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Apart from the donor/signature panels in the lowest register, a Tree of Jesse runs up the central column, whilst the infancy
of Christ occupies the outer panels - the story of Christ's incarnation winding its way around the story of his ancestry.
As with the other turning bays in the apse, the three oculi in the upper tracery are filled with episodes from an unrelated
story - in this case that of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac (a story often paired with Passion scenes, especially the carrying
of the Cross, but which has no obvious exegetical correlation to the Infancy of Christ).
The distinctive Tourain palette, with its bold use of light green and yellow glass, is particularly noticeable here. So,
unfortunately is some rather clumsy modern re-leading which was done with unusually wide lead cames, disrupting the design
and reduces the light transmission which should have been such a feature of these turning bays.
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